VOLUNTEERING FOR ACCOUNT CREDIT (VAC) Parents (or any adult) can volunteer to help at the following events and earn credit toward their child's (or a designated child's) account. Students can receive up to $90 credit for volunteering for two (2) events other than Golden River Marching Festival and another $90 for volunteering at Golden River Marching Festival for a total of $180 of credit per child marching. Each game concessions counts as one event. Below is a listing of VAC Events.

VOLUNTEER TO WORK IN CONCESSION STANDS

_Band Parents Volunteer to work in the concession stands during Football, Basketball,Haralson County Rec, and JV Football games. Concessions is our second biggest fundraiser -
following Golden River. To sign up to work in concessions, simply go to
the CHARMS Calendar and click on the volunteer hand on the date of the event and fill out the information. You can also view a list of those
already signed up to work. Working Concessions is a VAC event
(volunteering for account credit). This means that students will
receive credit to their accounts for a parent (or any adult) that works
in their name. Students will receive $45 per event (up to two events).
Parents may work more than 2 events and donate their time to another
student who is in need of credit. During Football season, parents are
asked to work 6:00 - 10:30pm. At times food may need to be prepare
earlier for our band or for a visiting band that will come to eat
early. During basketball season, time of arrival may vary. Please
check the information on CHARMS. Click on the picture on the left, then click on "public calendar", find the date that has a Volunteer Hand, click on the hand to sign-up to work.

Golden River Marching Festival, which is held the third Saturday in October, is our biggest fund-raiser of the year. We make approximately $20,000 during the one day event. We host this event in our own Stadium. We invite 24 marching bands to come and present their "half-time" shows for an audience and a panel of judges who rate them on their performance. We have an awards ceremony at the end of the festival. During the day, spectators as well as band students & parents will eat from our concessions and purchase merchandise such as shirts, buttons, bracelets, programs, etc. We need a workforce of about 100 adults and 150 students to pull this event off. Work times are 8am-midnight. To sign up to work GRMF, simply go to the CHARMS Calendar and click on the volunteer hand on the date of the event and fill out the information. You can also view a list of those already signed up to work. Working GRMF is a VAC event (volunteering for account credit). This means that students will receive credit to their accounts ($90) for a parent (or any adult) that works in their name. Click on the picture on the left, then click on "public calendar", find the date that has a Volunteer Hand, click on the hand to sign-up to work. Click on the title above to go to the official GRMF website.

MUSIC SHOWCASE FESTIVALS

Band Parents Volunteer to work at the "Music Showcase Festivals" that we host every year in April and May. To sign up to work in concessions, simply go to the CHARMS Calendar and click on the volunteer hand on the date of the event and fill out the information. You can also view a list of those already signed up to work. Working MSF is a VAC event (volunteering for account credit). This means that students will receive credit to their accounts for a parent (or any adult) that works in their name. Students will receive $45 per event (up to two events). Parents may work more than 2 events and donate their time to another student who is in need of credit. These events are held on two or three separate weekends. You will need to sign-up for either a Friday or a Saturday event. The work hours are indicated on the date of the event - click on the Volunteer Hand in CHARMS for more information. Click on the picture on the left, then click on "public calendar", find the date that has a Volunteer Hand, click on the hand to sign-up to work.